Corn-harvester



(No Model.) 5 Sheets-Sheet 1. C. BALTZELL.

OORN HARVESTER.

N. PETERS, Pham-Lixhngnpher, wasmngwn. D. c.

(No Model.) 5 Sheets-Shet 2.

G. BALTZELL.

GOEE EAEVESTEE.

No. 277,660. Patented May 15,1883.

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(No Model.) 5 Sheets-,Sheet 3.

C. BALTZELL.

CORN HARVESTER.

Patented May l5, 1883.

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(No Model.)

5 Sheets-Sheet 4. C. BALTZELL.

GURN HARVESTER.

Patented May 15, 1883.

ATTORNEYS.

N. PETERS. Phoku-Liihognphor. Wnshnmn, D. C.

(No Model.) 5 Sheets-Sheet 5.

C. BALTZELL.

CORN HARVESTER.

No. 277,660. Patented May 15,1883.

WxTNEssES 'NVENTOR UNrTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES BALTZELL, OF GUMBERLAND, MARYLAND.

CORNHARVESTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 277,660, dated May 15, 1883. Application tiled April 20, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, CHAs. BALTZELL, a citizen of the United States, and aresidentot'Uumberland, in the county ot' Alleghany and State ofMaryland, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Corn-Harvesters and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description ot the construction and operation of the saine, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters and iigures of reference marked thereon.

Figurel of the drawings is a perspective view of my stalkcutter. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view of the same, and Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1l, l2, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 are detail views of the different parts connected with my device. Fig. 18 is a bottom view of the ma-l chine. Y

This invention has relation to machines for harvesting corn and cane; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying' drawings, the letterA Vdesignates the front portion of the frame,M

which is provided with guideways B, extending to tl1e.platformsections l) P in rear, the outer edges of which rest, when the sections are closed together, on sills Z of the frame. The front portion, A, is somewhat sloping.

W indicates the (having-wheels of the machine, and W the rear supporting-wheels.

a a indicate the rapidly-revolving cutting disks or saws, circular in form, and operated by shafts s ot the drivingwheels, and the cog- Wheels w thereongearing with pinions p of the shaftssz, which carry bevel-pinions 1b', engaging the bevel-pinions p2 of the horizontal gearwheels to', which engage the pinions p3 ot' the cutting disks or saws.

Thedisks or saws a are located under the front edge of the platform A, on each side, and at the proper distance apart to act on the stalks of two adjacent hills or rows, the disks cutting the stalks off near the ground as the machine advances. The platform is provided with forwardly-projecting guard-fingers d, which extend over and in front of the disks, and serve to hold the stalks against the cuttin g-edges thereof. The cutting disks or Asaws are located at the front ends of the guideways B, on which the lower ends of the stalks areV received after the cutting.

G represents the guiderails, which are arranged above the platform and supported b v suitable uprights or standards, c c c c, which are secured to the main frame. These guidevrails form guide-passages B', above the guideways B of the front portion of the platform, and a holding-band, B2, above the platformsections P P', as shown in the drawings. As

the machine advances the stalks pass back in the upright position into the guide-passages,

B', and are packed on the platformsections P P', being held in the upright position by the holding-rail B2. The rear portion of this rail consists of the transverse arms E, which are pivoted to bearings on the uprights c c c c, and

are designed to open upward or close together when operated by slide-rods F, the ends ol' which are pivoted to arms c of said arms lil E.

R R indicate the reel-shafts, arranged one on each side ofthe frame in upright position, and operated by gearing connected to the main driving-shaft s. The upper end of each reel-shaft passes through a cam-plate,'g, and is provided with a head, h., to which. the arms L are pivoted to vibrate verticallyT as they pass around. The cam-plate is provided with rims or cams g g2, as shown inthe drawings. The

cam g2 is turned outward, or inthe direction of.'

the standing stalks, audits Objectis to raisethe armsL high enough to escape the drivers head and pass over the severed stalks.

I represents the follower-bars, which are pivoted to the ends ofthe arms L, and are provided with elbow-levers k, arranged at an anA glo with the follower-bars, as shown in the drawings. A connecting-rod is pivoted to the levers k, and connects the same to a slide-rod, l, on the arm L, the end of which is formed with a projecting stud carrying the anti-friction-rollerm., which is designed to work against the inside of the ledge or rim g of the calnplate g. A spring, S, connects the inner end of the follower-bar I t0 the arm L, near the head h, and serves to keep the end of this bar in its revolution tirmly pressed against the mass of stalks on the platform, which is increasing as the machine advances. The cam-rim g is eccentric to the reel-shaft, and is designed to slide the rod Z, and thus move the followervn bars in such a manner that they will pass IOO falls in upright position, or in the form off# standing shock. At the same time the pivotedxl rear arms, E, of the holding-rail are opened, so that the machine can pass forward freely, leaving the shock in position. In order to accomplish this discharge, theleverV is pivoted to a bearing on the forward portion of the main frame, and is'connected by toggles T to wedgeslides c, operating on the tapering bearings v and engaging the collar n on the adzo justable sleeve z, carrying the bevel-gear a z',

said sleeve bearing on the shaft a', which carries a pinion, a2, engaging the racks B. The gear-wheel w of the driving-wheel engages a pinion, q, on the transverse shaft t, which carries at its inner end a bevel-pinion, z2, which is designed to operate the shaft cc' by engagement with one or the other, but not both at the same time, of the bevel-wheels e of the sleeve z, according to the adjustment of the sleeve, which is moved in one direction or the other by the operation of the wedge-slides c. The shaft a', therefore, is turned in one direction or in the other, and moves the racks R in or out, and consequently throws the arms B, which are pivoted to the ends of said racks, outward or inward. The arms B4 are rigidly attached to the lateral shafts a', which extend longitudinally and are seated in bearings of the frame. The shafts a are also provided with arms B2, forming portions of the togglesB T', the upper branches, B3, of which are hinged to the platforms P P,`as shown in the drawings. When the racks are moved outward the shafts a arealso rotated outwardand the togmanner formed, through which the mass on the machine descends to the ground. The rear arms, E, of the rail-guard are opened at the same time that the platform-sections open by means of trips or arms c2 on the platformsections, which, when the outer edges of said sections rise, engage levers d2, pivoted to bearings on the frame and connected to the slide-rods F. By the reverse movement of the lever V the sleeve z is shifted to engage the pinion z?, so that the racks B are moved toward each other, closing the platform-sections together, and at the same time closing the end rails, E, by the movement of the platform-sections. When the platform is in the closed or open position the operating-lever V is moved to an intermediate position, thereby disengaging both pinions z a of the sleeve z from the driving-pinion z2.

' A4 is an endless apron by which the cut stalks are carried back to the sectional platform to be massed.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and .desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. In a corn-harvester, the plateg g, having cams g and g2, in combination with the reelshafts It R, their heads h h, pivoted arms L, pivoted follower-bars I, elbow-levers 7c, slides Z, and springs s, substantially as specified.

2. In acorn-harvester,thecombination, with the lateral folding platform-sections P P and toggles T', of the arms B2 B3, racks B', pinionshafts a t, pinions z z z2, adjustable pinionsleeve z, lever V, toggles T, wedge c, and wedge-bearings c', substantially as specified.

3. lIn a corn-harvesting machine, the guiderail G above the platform and the transverse arms E E in rear, adapted to be opened, in combination with the sectional folding platform, the larnns e e e e, rods F F, and the lever V, and gearing for operating the sectional platform, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

GHAS. VBrtLTZlilLL.

XVi tnesses:

R. E. TAYLOR, J. M. RoBBrNs. 

